"We tried to provide more for the poor and produced more poor instead. We tried to remove the barriers to escape poverty, and inadvertently built a trap."

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Source : Charles A. Murray (1984). “Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980”, p.9, Basic Books

Charles A. Murray

#Poverty Quotes #Poor Quotes #Traps Quotes

“You cannot do silhouettes in fantasy. Ah, no, you must be faithful. It is, the art, a, what you call, paradox. It is always that you must be simple, and then, if you are simple, you will stimulate the imagination of the observer.”
“I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.”
“From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines.”
“I don't conquer, I submit.”
“Every marvel of our age arose out of the critical give and take of an open society. No other civilization ever managed to incorporate this crucial innovation, weaving it into daily life. And if you disagree with this... say so!”
“I've always felt it's the directors purview to say what; it's the actor's purview to say how. It's not good for an actor to have the big picture in mind - it bollocks you up. An actor's purview is the tiny little... We measure our performance in seconds.”
“In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul.”
“I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back like Independence Day, with Jesus June 6. Like the movie, big mother ship and all, I'll be back.”

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